The Mercyhurst Prep Lakers will face off against the Fairview Tigers at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Mercyhurst Prep will be looking to extend their current nine-game winning streak.
Last Sunday, everything went Mercyhurst Prep's way against Varsity Opponent as Mercyhurst Prep made off with a 23-4 win. Considering the Lakers have won ten matches by more than five runs this season, Sunday's blowout was nothing new.
Brady Coleman and Hayden Spencer made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, Coleman struck out seven batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (and not a single walk). Meanwhile, Spencer struck out nine batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. What's more, he also racked up two hits, the mosthe's had since back in August. At the plate, Coleman scored two runs while going 2-for-4, while Spencer went 2-for-4 with four RBI, two runs, and two runs.
In other batting news, Mercyhurst Prep got a massive performance out of Zack Kruszewski, who went 2-for-5 with three RBI, two runs, and two runs. The team also got some help courtesy of Jack Stoker, who went 3-for-4 with three runs and four RBI.
Meanwhile, Fairview sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 6-5 victory over Harbor Creek two weeks ago.
Mercyhurst Prep's win was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 16-1. As for Fairview, the victory got them back to even at 1-1.
Mercyhurst Prep was able to grind out a solid win over Fairview when the teams last played back in August, winning 6-3. Will Mercyhurst Prep repeat their success, or does Fairview have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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